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Gobi Heated Pants Review

Two years ago, I wrote about running an electric heated jacket during hunting season. They rebranded to Gobi, and I asked if I could try a set of their electric heated pants. These pants are a light baselayer that have heating zones on the glutes (ass cheeks) and thighs. Just like the jacket I reviewed, they use a battery that looks like it’s made of 4 powerful 18650 cells in a slim package.

I used the pants during both the cool-ish bow hunting season as well as in the frigid November general rifle season. In bow season, it was rainy and just above freezing everytime I was out hunting. Sitting high up in a treestand, the rain just murdered my knees and legs, even with water resistant pants overtop: so it was nice to be able to turn on heat. When hunting from a treestand, you still have to keep movement to a minimum and I find a hard time doing that when I’m cold or uncomfortable.

In the bow hunting season with lighter clothing, I could access the selector button from the outside just by feel. I’d feel around for the square-ish button, press and hold for about 2 seconds, and know that it was on minimum heat. I could then press once more for medium and once more for max.

In rifle season when I was wearing thicker snow pants overtop, it was more tricky to work the button. Snow pants that have a zippered side pocket that grants access to your pants would be key here.

How much of a difference does it make? This year I hunted with a buddy of mine who has some really nice winter gear including some good quality base layers and midlayers. I was able to outlast him on the particularly cold mornings or evenings and having heated gear was really the key here.

CONS

It’s hard to press the button from the outside with heavy clothes on

You have to remember to charge your pants between hunts

If the utility of these gadgets wasn’t good enough, I would stop using them, but I keep using that heated jacket from 2 years ago. You could say that I’m getting old and soft, or you could say that I appreciate some creature comforts where I can get them. In any case, I keep using the heated pants on longer outdoor excursions because it’s really nice to just crank on the heat and not screw around with a disposable chemical heating insert. If you’re looking for a set, check out Gobi Heat.

About Adriel

Adriel has been hunting all his life and tries to apply a practical point of views to his reviews. Find the Hunting Gear guy on Facebook or YouTube